In this recent interview, Tom Woods discusses the debt some progressive causes owe to statesâ€™ rights, state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, the undue respect given to the Supremacy Clause, and more.

After decades of broken promises, many Americans have realized that whichever party is in office, the more power held by federal officials, the less control the people have over their own lives, and the more arrogant and dangerous those far off federal officials will becom

Iâ€™ve seen a lot of political hypocrisy in my lifetime, but the Left griping about confrontational tactics has got to be some kind of record. Of course, leftists have no problem with strong-arming when they do the strong-arming.

Today, a group of Georgia State Senators announced a plan to introduce a State Constitutional Amendment â€œGiving Georgians the right to choose whether they want to enroll in any health insurance plan and prohibiting governments from punishing those who decide not to participate.â€

In order to qualify for federal dollars, states frequently have to pass laws that expand their reach and authority. And they often need to continue to pay for new programs after federal funding is phased out. Short run money that appeared “free” often ends up becoming a long run obligation to state taxpayers in the end.

My original motivation in this effort was not to promote partisan politics. It was not an emotional effort to â€œstrike a blow for freedomâ€, nor was it a revengeful effort to put the Federal Government â€œin its placeâ€. It was and still is a matter of SURVIVAL.